Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1887-03-05
A SEVERE EARrHQUARE.
Rome ON Her Seven HnIs Badly shaken

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Rome ON Her Seven Hills Badly shake
ROME, February 23.-Two shocks of earth
| quake were felt at 6 o'ciock this morning
Houses rocked and walls cracked, and. Il
some cases trail tenements were thrown {,
the ground. The people rushed from tn
houses and fell upon their knees in tn
streets, praying for deliverence from sud
den death. Visitors to the city became
thoroughly frightened and are leaving
Many persons were injured By the falling
debris. Shocks were also felt at Montl
| Carlo and Monaco, at which place the,
| we're SO severe that rocks we're detaches
| from the cliffs and precipitated into the sea
The disturbance extended as far az Genoa
A dispatch from Nice says many casual
ties have been caused by the earthquake
| there. The people are panic STRICKEN. Thl
railway stations are besieged with vieitort
who are anxious to leave. Two houses wers
destroyed by the earthquake. Three persons
we're buried in the ruins of these buildings
There was also q slight shock at Marse.lles
this morning. The walls Of number oil
houses in that city were cracked. Shocks
were also felt at Leghorn and Milan and
several places in the provinces. The shock
was felt with great severity at Savena, near
Geneva, and number of houses were
wrecked. Eleven persons were killed at that
place.
The prince of Wales being at Cannes, the
queen became anxious concerning him. The
prince Immediately autographed reassur-
ing reply, saying that he was we'll and unin-
jured. The government, in consideration
of the popular concern about the safety OF
the prince, requested him, by telegraph, TO
return to England IS soon as he Can con-
veniently, to allay the anxiety.
A second and severe shock of earthquake
has occurred in Genoa and surrounding
towns. At SavOna eight persons were killed
and fifteen others injured. Immense dam
age was done to property.
LONDON, February 23.-Further details
from the rivers increases the disaster. At
Cervaw, near Dano, Mariana, thirty per-
sons were killed by being buried in the ruins
+ the falling buildings. Railway traffic is
uspended beyond Savanna. The prisoners
n the government jail of Finalborgo,
alarmed by the earthquake, attempted to
escape, but were overcome by the guards.
At Genoa the shock was very violent. The
ducal palace and many other houses were
seriously damaged. At Turin the churches
suffered severely. In the neighborhood of
Dordigora many houses fell, killing the in
mates. The belfry of st. Augustine church,
at Nice, fell. The Prince of Wales has gone
to Monte Carlo. There are rumors of enor.
NOUS damage in the mountains, caused by
Horses became restless and refused to move
hours before the event. The Torgues river,
fed by Petrarch's fountain, suddenly over
lowed, but soon subsidized.
ROME, February M-Details have been |
'eceived this morning of the result of the |
earthquake yesterday, showing the effects |
ire far more serious than was thought. The |
oss of life and the destruction of property |
s learned to have been terrible. The most
news comes from Genoesa Riviera.
)ver l, 800 people we're killed in the district. |
1t the village of Bajardo, situated at the top |
If the hill, number of Inhabitants took |
efuge in the church, where the shocks were |
irst felt. A subsequent and greater shock
demolished the church and the 800 people |
vho were in it were killed. The destruc-
ion of property IN the sections of Italy
listed by the earthquake is immense and
Widespread. Another shock was felt at Men
one to-day. It was so severe that houses
7ere shaken, but no one was injured. Addi-
ional details concerning the damage done
show that in some cases villages
uilt on mountain sides toppled into the
alleys. Three railway trains have been
ispatched with food for the sufferers. A
lumber of soldiers have also been sent to
ssist them.
PARIS, February M.-IwO slight shocks of
arthquake were felt to-day at Nice and
annes. No injury was done. Yesterdays
killed two persons and injured
N at Nice; four were killed and two injured
Bar; two killed and two injured at Boil
NE, and at Chateau Neuf many were in
red. At Savona two houses fell, killing
inc persons and injuring fifteen. The whole
opulation OF Savona are bivouacked about
le town.
NICE, February 24.-Sixty houses here are
'ttering and ready to fail, the result of the
,attering inflicted by yesterdays earth
makes. Many others are much damaged.
, most residences more or less of the fur
ishings are damaged. The prince of
'ales remains at Cannes. Fifty persons
ere injured at Mentone. King Charles
nd Queen Olga, of WurtemburQ, remain in
leir villa.
Reports of disaster continue to arrive.
he total number of deaths reported to the
resent time are about 1000. Shocks ". re
1T at Parma, Turin and Coenza. Undula-
ons of the earth were noticed at Cantania,
| Sicily, at the foot of Mount Etna. The
irector OF the Turin observatory telegraphs
lat seigmic instruments are quiescent, and
D further disturbance is feared.